Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1923, Page 8

N 8 * MARYLAND JAILS HAVE NO PRISONERS A Fourth Has But One Con- fined—AImshouses Nearly Empty. Three Mar) & followed the lightning, but a blind out prisoners. In a fourth—Prince g4 e of the windows in the bath- Georges—only one prisoner is con-|room had a hole either torn or burned ed ed yesterday by Dr. Arthur P. Her- ring, state commissioner of mental nygiene. BAUGHMAN NOT REPLACED Doorx to Jall Open, il s When Dr. Herring visited the jail [ Commissioner Has Only Been At Leonardtown he found the jail door standing open. This surprised him. Granted Leave of Absence. Mo cntered. e was still more sur- Wepnr prised when he found no keeper. Cell | wOCMDERLAND, B, Ausust Lt doors stood open. in sight. But he no jail delivery. er because there The doors were open was no reason they should be closed that there had bee There was ho keep- prisoners. there found were no because The condition had obtained for some time, he was told, and was identical land county jails—Cal- vert, St. Marys and Charles—are with- These conditions were report- Not a prisoner was LIGHTNING FELLS TREE IN PATH OF AUTOMOBILE Special Dispateh to The Srar. : OAKLAND, Md., August 18.—Light- ning nearly caused a serfous auto- mobile wreck when a tree was shat- tered and thrown over the roadway while James Hamill of this place was returning from Mountain Lake Park. The tree fell directly in front of him. He ‘applied the brakes, causing the machine to skid and strike the tree, with much damage to the car. About the same time, lightning struck the residence of John W. Hart 4th street, doing considerable damage The fixtures and water pipes in the bathroom were broken, and a portion of the house was flooded before the water could be turned off. ~No fire through it, perfectly round, and about five inches in diameter. member of the Automobile Club of { Maryland from an official of that club {in Baltimore, that the rumor that Col. { . Austin Eaughman, commissioner of | motor venlcles of Baltimore, was to be succeeded by J. V. Jamison of Ha- gerstown s commissioner is un- founded, Col. Baughman, the writer stated, .{had been granted a leave of absence from duty for six wecks on account of illness, by Gov. Albert C. Ritchie. The 'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO STATE 0PN FIAT ON DRI GRIPE Virginia Health = Commis- sioner Calls Confergnces of Physicians. By the Associated Press, RICHMOND, Va., August 18.—Phy- siclans in’ localities in the eastern section of the state affected by the outbreak of “Devil's grippe,” were urged to call special meetings to formulate plans to combat the mal- ady, In letters sent*out today by Dr. Ennion G. Williams, “state health commissioner. Dr. Williams request- ed that all cases of “Devil's grippe” be reported to the state health de- partment and that the physicians send in their observations on the origin and other characteristics of the malady. In his letter, Dr. Williams set forth the symptoms of the malady, as fol- | lows: Symptoms of Discase. ! “Acute onset with severe epigastric | pain which may extend later to one or both sides of the lower portion of the thorax; the pain is very severe and iIs increased by deep breathing; so is respiration shallow and rapid, Fas tol 5 b 4 GG ! rate forty to sixty per minute. An with conditions in other southern |commissioner is showing improvement | oxpiratory grunt s’ frequently ob- Maryland counties. SIat Te e ad e 2 served. There is often tenderness And while southern Maryland isi d 2 along the attachment of the dia- growing more Virtous, according (o {Phragm: “temperature usually rises r. Herring, the entire te is grow-) ™ ipromptly and rapidly to 102 or 10 ing more prosperous. Almshouses in | RO(J\VILLE. i pulse, 80 to ma‘pv;jmm ,1‘...14: w.:\ all of the counties ar \u'nlxll\ de- | P e s jill; face is pinched or moderately | populated, he said. Fewer than te nprpe— o 2 anose almost one- rd -of “case Dohetan wxe to he found in moxtiot| ROCKVILLE aia.iAusnat 15.(Spe-{ {iA708c0: lmost fone third ot can them, he deelared, and these could be !cial).-—Roekviile will not ask to beltion is the rule. Abdemingl distensian taken care of in a single state insti-Yipelygeq in the Washington suburban |iS frequent, with muscular rigldity. | 1 n at a great < to the coun- iGiy el e e G bak After four to twelve hours of se- ey hitary u ‘ ‘ e vere pain and dyspenoea, the patient Aholition Advocat it has been definitely decided by the fusually becomes more comfortable. For several vears Dr. Herring hay ' masor and council. The proposition | Occasionally” the pain lasts twenty- | been” Ravorating. the abolition of {has been under consideration for sev-|four hours. Temperature dechines county almshouses on the grounds!€ral mouths and number of con- 8 pain lessens. Some cases have & that @ small county pension would re- | ferences haye been held with the san- | recurrence' of symptoms with de- duce the expense incurred in main- taining a county farm for the benefit of a few inmates. Two counties Worcester and Calvert—alread) abolished t almshouses, he s ter the town to have it a part of the 1 she B | sanitary arca were Cevidences of insanitation at]veterinarian of this vicinity, has an- e By g aid ha found imost [nounced himself a candidate for one of the huildings newly whitewashed |0f the democratic nominations for o el Kent he Jaite also, Dr.|the house of delegates, increasing to Hotrines found in £0od thape. s com- ! SIS the number of candidates for the pared with their condition in former|four nominations to be made. He is Bicee son of the late John A. Selby, for 3 ’ imany vears prominent in_democratic politics of the county. For a num- o her of yegrs he was employed as a BOY DEAD IN CA E’ {veterinarii Dby the District of Co-| Tumbiz ARREST OF 3 ASKED‘ Citizens' Fire Assoclation. | { In order that the Rockville volun-i Ehb LS s iteer fire department may have a defi-| nite income, u movement has been | Father Claims Truant Son Was Murdered in Parental of such an organization and pay_an School. aunual membership fee of $1. The = | proposition - has the indorsement of ey the mayor and counei nd is expec e iat {ed to assume definite shape within SRt . e . the very near future. In their a CHICAGO. August 18.—Warrants 05 lnyal expense budget for the curreat ! the arrest on a charge of murder of [year the town offieials included an i e woman formerly con- | item of $£400 for the fire department Swogmen o 2 L ‘,‘ S0 | John ©O. Knott of this county, nected with parental school, where |, guinst whom 4 suit for divorce was | James Wright, fifteen-year-old truant, {recently filed in the circuit court here was found hanging in a solitary con- Mrs. Gladys B. Knott, who charges Bob " ihim with o non-support and fin it cage on were ask- | desertion, ha: cross-bill here ed of the state’s attotney today by the !in which he-charges his wife with ter., John C. Wright, There |misconduct and names a corespond- . : "“lent. He is represented by were no indication whether the state Albert M, Bouic of Rockville. Attorzey would approve issuance of the | The couple, according to the bills, - ; e inquiries | Were married in Washington on De- Warrants pending a result of mquiries | 08 50700007 S Have shren ch under way. =~ Coroner Wolff, altiough {gren—John G.. T. Leo and Thelma E. severcly criticising corrcetion at the jzured cleven. nine and seven, respec- school had given the opinion that the |tively. Mr. Knott asks the court to boy could have committed suicide in Al him: the custolly ‘ot thie chil= the manner in which the body was {dren. found, suspended by stripa/at & shee Eincatases: Testimony that the boys were brutally | alph Carrick, a _young \\'asl\mg-l buaten by instructors was given by soi tonian, was found guilty in the| of the lads summoned befor. police court here yesterday of violat- | Justice MeKinley of the ing the local option law of the county | court, sitting as an examining magi- { and was fined $300 and costs by | stratc. Judge Samuel Riggs. The young { man was charged with selling whisky to Frank Williams, colored, near U. S. COMMERCE BODY Montrose, and Judge Riggs thought the evidence showed he had negotiat- HAS FARMING BUREAU e i i Carrick’s case was set for trial sev- — — eral days ago and when called Car- | rick was not in court. Judge BES | Creation of New Department, With W. H. Dean of This City ns Manager, Announced. Chamber of Commerce ofthe States today announced the ation of a new department within nization—the bureau culture. William Harper Dean this city and formerly with the ited States Department of Agricul- has been appointed manager of this body The bureau will function as a part ional o of ag of the chamber's natural resou production department, one of eight departments which carry on the ae- tivities of the national chamb. It has been set up, the announcement continue m upgn agricul- tural problems as agriculure’s lines of interest cross or touch those of business in general Mr. Dean, the new manager, has had many years of agricultural work, the chambe ement saijd. From his farm in Virginia, » e grew up, Mr. Dean went to Virginia Polytechnic Institute, spe- ing in entomology. For about cars he was emploved as ento- in_Virginla, Georgia, Lou- ana and Texas, and then, with the Department of Agriculture, he made special entomelogical studies in the southwest. During the war he was engaged by an agricultural journal to make a study in Europe of the war's reaction on farming and those who live by farming. CHARGES HUSBAND IS CRUEL. Mrs. Madeline Carter has filed suit for a limited divorce from Malcolm Carter, a clerk in the Southern Rafl- way. They were married at Annapolis, Md., February 12, 1918 and have no ildren. Cruelty and attention to other women are alleged. Attorney Michael C. O'Brien appears for the wife. jitary commission and the state board »f health. The town authorities are understood to fecl that for the next few years. at least, it would not bet- started for the organization here of a {eitizens' fire assoctation. The plan is to have virtually every adult in the and vicinity become a member declared his bond of $300 forfelted, but upon having it explained to him that Carrick’s failure to be on hand due to misunderstanding, he d rected that the order of forfeiture be ricken out Tt is understood Hoskinson & Son, Howard W. Spar- rier and Albert’ Wootton, leading merchants of Poolesville, this count that Thomas C. whose places of business were d stroyed early Thursday morning by the ~conflagration which destroyed three other business houses and a| dwelling and badly damaged several other buildings, virtually wiping out the business section of Poolesville, at an aggregate loss of something like £75,000, will, in all probability, not re- build. They have already had hand- some offers for the sites where their bulldings stood and will, it is thought, | sell. The devastaated Section, how- ever. is sure, it is stated, to be promptly rebuilt. i Benefit Band Concert. H The annual carnival for the benefit of, the Bethesda Cornet Band was held on the grounds adjoining the Bethesda Public School building Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday even- ings and attracted large crowds from this county and the District of Co- lumbia W. B. Smoot, leader of the band, was at the head of the commi tee of arrangements. The band ga | i a concert each evening. A handsome sum was cleared. The supervisors of elections are ar- ranging to use public school build- ings for registration and election pur- poses. But one sugh building, Be- thesda, will be used for the registra- {tion on September 4 and the primary election on September 10, but the fail | registration and November election will be held in as many of the school buildings as are avaliable and con- veniently located. The plan will not only save the county much money an- nually, but will provide more com- fortable quarters for the pprposes in- dicated. creased severity after an interval of twen four hourg or more. No deaths are directly traceable to this discase. Children are more frequently attack- ed than adults. “This disease must be differentiated from indiscretions of diet and from acute “abdominal troubjes requiring surgical interference.” More than 400 cases of the disease have been reported to the state liealth department, and members of a speclal Jcommittee of the demy of medicine appointed to investigate its origin and attempt to isolate the organism, are inclined to believe that many other cases have not been put on record. Dr. Willlams said today that he hopes to have full informa- | tion on the extent of the disease | within a short time. far it has been confined to the eastern section of Virginia. but its spread to the, val- ley region is feared. No indications of an outbreak the mountainous part of the state have been reported to the health de- partment. in ! D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923. S L e e — Too Many Complaints Against _Motorists, Says State Official ACTION DELAYED Special Dispatch to The Star, BALTIMORE, Md., August 18.— Declaring it to be his opinfon that there are already too many indi- viduals filing complaints against automobile operators for traffic violations of no consequence, John N: Mackall, chairman of the state I'on_ds commission, has written to the Baltimore Safety Council re- fusing the invitation to serve on the councilS vigilance committee. Ho was one of twgnty-five prominent members of the Auto- mobile Club of Maryland asked to report all violations of traflic laws which came to their atten- $1,000,000 OIL BLAZE NOW UNDER CONTROL Burned California Property Under Gdard of Soldiers and Firemen. By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO, Calif., August 18.—E: timated damage of more than $1,000, 000 was caused by anoil fire on the property of the General Petroleum Company here yesterday. Early to- day, with the burned area guarded by #oldiers, firemen, police and volunteer watchmen, the flames still burned, but were believed to have subsided beyond @ danger of a further spread. a disastrous | J. L. Martin, supe nt of pipe lines for the compa the belief that the fire was of incendiary origin. Tt started from an explosion in “a - 500.000-barrel tank, rally | boiled over into a sump and | threatened the miljtary reser: Fort MacArthur, with its batteries and great stores of ammu nition, as well us a large residential district, before apparently burning it- self out as a river of burning oil | flowed down a canyon toward the s ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va.. August 18 (Spe. cial).—At the regular semi-monthly council of Seminole Tribe, No, held Thursday evening, plans were made for a large class adoption and her entertainments for the mem bership during the fall months. Many | novel stunts will be introduced and | an attractive program will be ar ranged for each mecting. On September 6 the tribe will have a past sachem council, to which all past sachems will be invited. and an interesting program will be given in honor of the past chiefs. The com- | mittee promises a big surprise to not nly the past sachems, but alsa the | NEARLY TWO MILLION friees Anniversary Celebration. i BEQUEATHED To PUBLIC Plans are under way for the bration of the sixteenth anniversars | —————— of the organization October 4. and a | By the Assyciated Press. large Muriber of great chiefs from Sl g able | Virginia and Washington will assist NEW YORK. August 15.—Charitable | | o and educational institutions will _re-|!n the program. October 20 there | ceive $1.965.000 under the will of Mrs. | ¥ M kesd o Sdaphioal B0 St Mary Clark Thompson, widow of Fred- | open. The ceremony will take place ericic-erris “Thompson) of New Yorki® few iniles outaide of the city, and | and Canandaigua, which was filed for|it is expected that ’I“‘ ited St probate here. The estate is estimated ; Pranchbe received into the order. at $10,000,000. | The full program for the winter The largest single charitable bequest, | #10nthe will be presented at the next ! $400,000, was made to the Frederick e :r'i"”’}"'\'y |’n charge | Ferris Thompeon Hospital at Canan- |13 composed of Thomas . Jones, Jr. ¢ daigua. Bequests of $300,800 each werc | ¢ "";"’-“ ‘:“""--m_ = -\pxir» on. el made to Vassar College, Williams Col- | I Hawes, gt i "“,,{‘;‘y{-,"' = lege and Teachers College and the | ter C. Tane and Heary R adge ] Women's Hospital of New York. Clark| The Kaights of Tin Panites. aiside Manor House at Canandaigua receives branch of the organization, = $200,000. |"l»\’l“'| these officers E. | Simp- The residue of the estate, approxi-|%0n. chief tin panite: Fari R Sul- mately $5,000,000 goes to Mrs, Thomg- | livan. past chief panite; Izro 1. son’s nephews, Emory W, Clark, presi- | Hawes, aesistant chigf tin - panite dent of the First National Bank of De- | Harry R. Padgett overseer of the troit, Mich., and Clark Williams of | Knights: Thomas M. Jones. jr.. scribe | New' York, for life. Bach receives a|and keeper of tin: Lester C. Lane. | cash bequest_of $300.000 outright. In{collector of tin: Ernest A, Hunting- | the event of Mr. Clark’s death without | ton, tin horn blower: Esmond E. | surviving children his half of the resi- | Davis, guard of the tin panite, and, due will go to Williams College, Vas- | Bernanl Cook, boss driver. sar College and Teachers College. 32 Atr. | Allow Smoking in Car Williams dies childless his share goes e et loRny enducianinel ;v‘\rwlv"l;r;ar‘flosmlu| and New York Pub- | ¢, vVirginia Railway Company per- American smaller specific bequests | Mitting smoking on the trailers of mads In the will wera $50,000 each to it trains. The new order was put | the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Zoo- | it overation today. following, 4n logical Soclety and Charif® Orgamiza- | L0Gierday by Division Superintendent tion Society. DEPOSITS DWINDLE $5,000,000 IN BANK| Big Canadian Institution, With Sixty Branches, Suspends, But Officials Urge Calmness. By the Associated Press. TORONTO, August 18.—Deposits in the Home Bank of Canada, which yes- | terday suspended payments at the head office’ and sixty branches scattered throughout Canada, had dwindled from $22,151,000 on May 31, 1923, to approxi- mately $17,000,000, it was stated un- officlally today. = The greater portion of the deposits fyere small savings ac- counts. Pending official examination of the bank's books, newspapers and banking officials were counseling depositors to keep cool. Many anxious persons made inquiries at the head office and thirteen branches of the bank in this city today. | dugout Clift. regular monthly meeting of | Post, No. 24, Ameri- Legion, will be held in its] at the chamber of com- merce at 8 o'clock Monday night. Dulegates to the state convention to | be held in Fredericksburg will be | elected at this meeting. | A charter has been granted by the | state corporation commission to the Alexandria and Suburban Motor Ve- hicle Company, Alexandria, with a maximum capital stock of $5,000 and a minumum of $1.000. Purposes are to operate a bus line in the counties of Arlington and Fairfax. The officers and directors are F. W. Woodcock, Philadelphia. president; Harrison mhanit, Alexandria, _secretary; Percy E. Clift and A. L. Revnolds, LEAVES $1,000 TO HOME. | The Methodist Home of the District ! of Columbia is left $1,000 by the terms | of the will of Jennie V. Reed, who died August 10. A bequest of $300 is also made to fe Swartzell M. I Homes for_Children. and $500 each to Mary E. John, Waiter C. John, Eliza E. Willis and Mary M. Knox. The re- maining estate is devised to Elsie M Knox of Camden, N. J.. in trust for her mother, Mary M. Knox, for life, then for herself. The the Alexandria can | i | i | from anTush, the bullet pierci 1of pol: la general attack oa the tion, and to appear in traflic court if_the person was prosecuted. Mr. Mackall explains further in his letter that he believes placing the prosecution of trafitc law vio- lators in the hands of individuals will cause a feeling of resentment that “will kill the good that may come from the safety cpuncil” He further writes: “I believe that you will find that the majority of motor vehicle operators and chauf- feurs want to do what is right, and if told when they are not do- ing it will not commit the offense the second time." Mr. Mackall says he would be willing to accept the appointment to the committee if its duties were merely to ask traffic law offenders, in a friendly spirit, to co-operate in carrying out the safety rules. RIOT IN SHOOTING CALLS OUT POLICE Richmond Plant Surrounded by Negroes After Slaying and Attack. RICHMOND, Va., August 1s—An automobile 1oad of police was rushed to the Hermitage plant of Kingan & thie morning when reports reached headquarters that a crowd of negroes Were gathering, following the =uroting to death last night of Joh Harris, a negro laborer, by N theniel D. Goodwyn, foreman of the plant, and a subsequent attempt 'on the 1°%e of Foreman Satterwhite. Nat- terw who is thought to have been mist for Goodwyn, was shot at & his Co. Ken coat Goodw¥n. who was released under 1810,000 bohd on a charge of first-degree murder, is alleged to have shot Harris as he emerged from the bacon depart- | ment of the plant late yesterday with | some stolen meats. Satterwhite was fired at from ambush al hours the bullet barely missing his men W placed aibut the plant. The appearance of the bluecoats temporary quelled the disturbance among the negroes until this morning, whep it was reported to police head- quaPters th nent. ing The negroes are said to be mak- many threats. 3 MORE REDS DIE .IN GERMAN RIOTS | n outbreak was immi- | [the state capital would be the I state { Empori PRESIDENT LAUDS LEGION ACTIVITIES By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS ON VA, MEMORIAL Recommend.ation of Ameri- can Legion Will Await Annual Convention. Ind., August 18.— American Legion | was volced President Coolidge I a letter to M tional Commander Alvin Owsley ceived at legion national headguar- ters here and made public last night. “It has been a great satisfaction to me-to mark the success, which attending the patriotic efforts of the Amerfcan Legion,” the letter as made public reads, “and to feel that there \ is in existenceé so large a hody of Special Dispatel our citizens assoclated for the pur- pecial Dispatch to The Star. pose of promulgating. protecting and WINCHESTER, Va.. August 15.—|dcfending Amercan fdeals. Such g The character of the memorial to be | condition has not only been an en- couragement to me personaliy, but an additional wagrant of the soundness and success of our institutions. You erected by the state of Virginia to symbolize its appreciation of and grati- tude to the soldiers, sailors and marines of the state who made sacrifices dur- ing the world war will not be recom- mended by the state department of the American Legion to state authorities men who have placed so high a value vour country that you have been t willing to defend by the sacri- fice of your lives have shown that you will never fail in any crisis. While your influence remains, Amer will until after the annual convention, to | € secure. : be held in Fredericksburg on Sl‘uhm—i With most cordial greetings, I am ber 3-5, it was announced last evening | ~Sincerely vours. at the conclusion of & meeting ok DOSt | 40NN (CoolIDGD: delegates from cities and towns | throughout the seventh congressional | | district, held here during the Projects Discussed. convention was addressed | Commander F. A. Goodwin of , State Sergeant-at-Arms Rich- ard 8. Betrne of Richmond, Past State ommander R. T. Barton of Winches- ay. ARREST BOARDER UNDER MANN ACT The ter.and others. 'The convention dis- | Special Dispatch to The Star ;usxul” ue\'.:rul memorlal projects in- HAGERSTOWN, Md. Aug 17 - ormally, but reached no conclusion. |Charged with violating the Mann It was understood that the teMhdistrict | o e G i chairmen will meet in a short tima, | "Nit® slave act, George McNickle, after sounding sentiment in their di rs old, formerly of this city. tricts, and formulate a report, which | is being held in the Chambersburg Wil be submitted to the state conven- |jail awaiting a hearing at the next tion at Fredericksburg next month. [term of the federal court. Mrs. Flor | . Some of the leglonnaires thought the | ence Shoop was held on her own yecog- jconvention would adopt the commit- | nizance to appear as a material wit- {tee's report. while others were not iness a ickle. jauite so sure of it, and it was im-' Mrs. Shoop testified that MeNickle {plied the whole matter may have to|had been a hoarder at”her home i ;hv thrashed out on the convention |this city. About the first of the vear ! floor. |her husband. who is b nd. went to 1 Vari x P Baltimore and toward the atter. part | Thenrleu Memerials Propesed. = |of!\Tren She said the boarder sold I are leginnaires throughout | the greater part of the furniture. The |the state, it was learned. Who favor [tnree children of Mrs. Shoop were (building a memorial library; others!cort“ o “lier mother in western Penn- think & state highway would be more |5 vania 3 ppropriate. while others suggest a )™ \foxjcile and Mrs. Shoop. it is said and immediately a special guard | i ' | Eight Others Wounded in Battle With Westphalinn Police. By the Associated Press LONDON, August 18 —Three com- munists were killed and eight wound- ed in further fighting with the police at Datteln, Westphalia, say Ber- lin dispatch to the Central News, The communists attempted to hofd a deti meeting in ¥ of the orders of the local authoritias, The ringlead- ers resisted arrest and fighting en- sued. The dispatch adds that order has been restored A Duesscldorf dispatch yesterdas reported that eight members of the Datteln police force were seriously wounded when they tried to interfere with a hunger demonstration MOORS START DRJVE ON SPANISH LINES; Fighting General All Along Front, Madrid Reports State. By the Associated Press. MADRID, August 15.—The tribesmen in Morocco have Moorish launched ish posi- The tions between Tizziazza est assault was made wihich is held by native Moroccan troops. Anpther group of the tribes men moved against Tisgiazza. The fighting was fierce, and t Spanish lost one sergeant!and many native soldie The latest news from the battle zone, the dispatch adds, is to the effect that the fighting is general along the front from Tizziazza to Afrau. HEBREWS’ RUSH TO U. S. GHOWIN& IN PALESTINE Prospective Immigrants Form Line | Outside Consulate Waiting for Passport Visas. By the Associated Press LONDON, August 18—The rush of Palestine Jews to the United State continues, according to the Daily Mail's Jerusalem correspondent. He says that every evening lines of pro- spective emigrants form outside the American consulate to wait through- out the night to obtain visas in the morning. More than 300 were grant- ed between Monday and Friday of this week. Fiute it inginisepitoony;a o 0 e topnense G Y L s st T ole———02]ol——=]ol——lolc———]c|l——cl—2lal——]a]| District National Bank President W. P. Lipscomb C. J. Gockeler N. L. Sansbury Vice Presidents Hilleary L. Offutt, Robert N. Harper Vice President and Cashier The “Friendly Bank™ 1406 If you will and persistent| count in our Jr. ings Account ings Deposits. The Result of Saving of saving—open a Savings Ac- count—and keep adding to it— you can easily figure the time ~when you can let down on the grind—and live on the fruits of your frugality Saving is the SUREST way to have money. ment and -see it grow. sooner you begin the bigger it will get—and you’ll be surprised how interested you'll become in helping it grow. Saving is one of the good habits to cultivate—and a Sav- helps to saving. terest at the rate of 3% on Sav- G Street go systematically ly into the matter Open an ac- Savings Depart- The ‘ one of the best We pay in- strong- { at Tiffermin, | i i i i | I i 3 v le———|o[c——=ol—=lole——]ol——]ol—Fglal——2 o} {have to be selected in case a librar: or arch is decided upon, and thos with an open mind were understood memorial arch. It is taken for grant- €d. ft was said. that Richmond natu- ally would expect cither a library moved fo ere | Chambersburg couple were on an arch to be erccted there, as that city is the state capital. Opposition to Richmond laying claim to either the library Tikety or arch is to develop. but some site will to be willing to frankly admit th loglcal place. Should a road be favored. if is likely most of the 100 counties of - the state will ask for part of it. S after all, the general committee w have many “differences to harmon either beforé or during the state con- vention RALLY IS POSTPONED. Special Dispateh to The Star. 1 LEESBURG, Va., August 18—On account of the threatening weather last night the big democratic rally and watermelon feast for the thirty- ninth senatorial district was post- roned to Monday night, August 2 The Leesburg Bund will furnish music for the occasion and all the successful candidates in the recent primary election will be present and speak. One of the largest crowds in the history of Leesburg is expected. | SOMETHING ONCE - EX-CONDUCTOR SUICIDE. Special Dispateh to The Star. ON, W. Va August 18 ——’ s received of the suicide of ‘ Duckworth. former conduc- | 1724 Pa. Ave. the srafton and Beling i of the Baltimore and Ohio| | road, at Hot Springs. Ark., where he had gone for the benefit of h heaith He was bout fort . years of and unmarried, age WAITI! DROWNED BY AUTO Two Others Escape With Lives in Accident Near Cumberland. | i inl Dispateh to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., Percy (. Benyes, forty town, Ohio. w automobile with Roy Ev of Hyndman, here, plunged |a creek man, last night driver, was_ slight Theodore Evans aped unh Benves was pinned under the ca the thres were returning from a ric A You drowned which he ans and Theodore fourteen miles unmanageable embankment " was ridin Evar became over Hyne 1 a north o Roy B injt two miles ane, red toward Bedford he automobile. which was de ished, was owned by Evans boys. Benyes consiruction of _the tire plant here dur was employed b algar | Coal Company at Hyndman, but w Ber Company 4t the time of his d W d by w and daugh The bod st to Youngstown, Ohio. ! 5 HELD-IN SLAYING. Widow and Nephew of Vict Among Slayer Suspects v ICKL Va, Auz M. Foster. Mr < | and Mrs. Treola's i | were arrested ves slain man’s widow and his neph WA;TCH SUNDAY’S POST YOU V:E BEEN NG FOR SOMETHING BIG— 1 YEAR L D. 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